Heidi Hedquist

Recently my aunt learned she needs to have a knee replacement due to arthritis. Interestingly, until a few months ago she didn’t even know she had arthritis. She thought she...

Alright, listen up. Being a caregiver and supporting someone you love who is living with PsA can really make a person angry. No truly, it can royally suck. From feelings...

So, here’s the deal, whether we like it or not we are all going to probably need to be wearing masks out and about for a long time. Therefore, we...

Whenever there’s a large-scale health crisis, the natural inclination is to panic for the well-being of our loved ones with compromised immune systems. The funny thing is, in my experience...

Am I next? Is this going to happen to me? It’s impossible not to think it when you’re faced with a relative battling living with psoriatic arthritis or other health...

Alright, those we love with PsA listen up. We made an unwritten commitment to you to support you through thick and thin, flares and remission and everything in between. We...

Guess what, we are spending too much time talking only to each other instead of learning from others. Don’t misunderstand, the PsA community is the greatest for supporting one another...

Germs around someone with a compromised immune system are seriously no joke. Someone who is otherwise incredibly healthy can go into a complete tailspin after as little as one uncovered...

When someone in your family is stricken with PsA the thought of traveling can be terrifying, especially for the person with the disease. What if I have a flare? What...

Co-pays, special dietary needs, massages, alternative therapies, whenever a family is impacted by psoriatic arthritis a whole slew of unexpected costs tend to come along with it. Even the most...

Sometimes it’s ok to do things halfway. Life of a caregiver can be extremely busy. We are already living our own lives filled with work, responsibility, stress and more. Then...

What defines you? Is it the way you dress, how you talk, the way you walk into a room? Or are you many things, not held back by a single...

Chief Caregiver- every family has one. Whether it’s a spouse, child, parent or friend, in every support network there is always one person who takes the lead and the brunt...

Sometimes a fall is just a fall. Sometimes a bad day is just a bad day. Sometimes pain is just pain. When someone we care about lives with psoriatic arthritis...

The joys of gift-giving. Knowing the perfect thing to give on holidays or just because can bring great pleasure and massive anxiety to the giver. The stress can be even...

Regardless of beliefs, this time of year sparks a season of gatherings, parties, and get-togethers. All of these tend to include a lot of cleaning (both before and after) and...

When my friends’ son was diagnosed with Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis at the age of four and a half we were all struck pretty helpless. The first kid born in our circle...

Looking for a way to stay active with your loved one with PsA, but not sure what you can do that meets both your physical activity requirements? Why not take...

Is there anything really wrong with the placebo effect? I tend to think not. In our world of excessive information overload and cure all ideas for everything from under eye bags...

The pre-emptive strike. Knowing and anticipating what’s about to hit and putting pieces in place to make sure the fall isn’t nearly as brutal as it could be. If only...